What happens when a space station falls out of the sky? The world got a preview back in 1979 with the end of Skylab, the United States' first space station. NASA had placed Skylab into Earth orbit six ...

This month marks 50 years since Nasa’s Skylab blasted off and proved humans can live and work in outer space for extended periods of time. Launching on May 14, 1973, on board a modified Saturn V ...

Blows on behalf of fair labor treatment don’t always have to come from factory workers. Sometimes they’re delivered by unionized professors or even multimillionaire ballplayers. On Dec. 28, 1973, or ...

Before the International Space Station existed, before U.S. astronauts shared space on Russia's space station Mir, America's first home in Earth orbit was Skylab. The converted upper stage of a ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Skylab 4 was the fourth Skylab mission and placed the third crew on board, consisting of Gerald Carr, commander, Edward Gibson, science pilot and William Pogue, pilot (pictured below in this order ...

Thursday is the 40th anniversary of Skylab falling back to Earth. While most people know it as America’s first manned space station, its influence extends much further. Skylab launched May 14, 1973 ...